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CVE-2026-23120
published 2026-02-14

CVE-2026-23120: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work() We should read sk->sk_socket only when…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work() We should read sk->sk_socket only when dealing with kernel sockets. syzbot reported the following data-race: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work / sk_common_release write to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 5365 on cpu 0: sk_set_socket include/net/sock.h:2092 [inline] sock_orphan include/net/sock.h:2118 [inline] sk_common_release+0xae/0x230 net/core/sock.c:4003 udp_lib_close+0x15/0x20 include/net/udp.h:325 inet_release+0xce/0xf0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:437 __sock_release net/socket.c:662 [inline] sock_close+0x6b/0x150 net/socket.c:1455 __fput+0x29b/0x650 fs/file_table.c:468 ____fput+0x1c/0x30 fs/file_table.c:496 task_work_run+0x131/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:233 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x1fe/0x740 kernel/entry/common.c:75 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x1e1/0x2b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 827 on cpu 1: l2tp_tunnel_del_work+0x2f/0x1a0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1418 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x4ce/0x9d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0x582/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x489/0x510 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x149/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 value changed: 0xffff88811b818000 -> 0x0000000000000000

Affected

68 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 3.16.57 < 3.173.17
linuxlinux>= 4.15.8 < 4.164.16
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb41f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c75936c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e768e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a37694743d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f
linuxlinux>= d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 < 7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.8-16.18.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.16.57 < 3.173.17
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15.8 < 4.164.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.16.1 < 5.10.2495.10.249
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1995.15.199
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1626.1.162
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.86.18.8

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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